Achaemenid Army
Tuesday, March 31st, 2009By: Professor A. Sh. Shahbazi
These life sized “Immortal Guard” in richly ornamental robes wear the twisted headband typical of native Iranians from Susa.
The Achaemenian/Achaemenid Army is well known through descriptions by Herodotus, Xenophon, and Arrian as well as by illustrations on Persepolitan and Greco-Persian monuments. Of particular importance for the topic are the Greek representations [...]
